IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1. THE LOCATIONAL AND SPATIAL SETTING
1. What is a sub- continent? Explain how India can be called a subcontinent?
2. How can you say that India is a land marked by unity in diversity?
3. What are the boundaries to India?
5. How is the name „India‟ derived?
6. What are the Extreme places of our land frontiers?
7. How many coastal states are there in our country and what are
they?
8. Which longitude is taken as standard Meridian of India? Why?
9. Name the countries which share frontiers with India?
10. What is Mac Mohan Line?
2. PHYSICAL FEATURES RELIEF AND DRAINAGE
1. Name the geomorphological components of India.
2. What are the parallel ranges of the Himalayas? Explain.
3. Describe the importance of the Himalayas.
4. Name the important peaks of the Himalayas.
5. What is a Pass? Give examples.
6. What is a Dun? Give examples.
7. What is a plain? Describe the surface differences recognised with
the geomorphology of Great plains.
9. Distinguish the differences in physiography of Western Ghats and
Eastern Ghats.
10. Compare the coastal plains of East and West.
11. Name the three major river systems of the Great Plains.
12. Which rivers flow towards west?
3. CLIMATE
1. What is Monsoon?
2. What is meant by monsoon burst of break?
3. Difine “Drought”?
4. Difine “Severe Drought”?
5. Mention the causes of drought.
6. How many seasons the Indian weather conditions are divided?
What are they?
7. What are the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in India
and where?
8. What are the two important methods of climate classification?
9. Why is Indian agriculture called a gamble in the Monsoon?
4. NATURAL VEGETATION
1. Name the important forest based Industries.
2. Describe the ecological and economic significance of forests.
3. What are the important forest products?
5. SOILS
1. How many types of soils are there in India? What are they?
3. What is soil erosion? What are the agents of soil erosion?
2. What are the characteristics of alluvial soils?
4. How do you establish that soil erosion is man-made disaster?
5. What are the different forms of erosion and their occurence in
India?
6. What are the important measures of soil conservation?
6. population
1. What is density of population? What are the high rural and urban
population areas?
2. What are the main causes for the rapid population growth in India?
3. What are th problems of „Population explosion‟?
4. Indicate the ways of population control.
7. IRRIGATION AND POWER
1. What is the need for irrigation development in India?
2. Distinguish between major, medium and minor irrigation projects.
3. What do you mean by a multipurpose project? Mention its main
objectives.
4. Explain any four important multi-purpose projects in India.
8. AGRICULTURE
1. How can you say that India is essentially an agricultural country in
the world?
2. Describe the importance of agriculture in India.
3. Explain the important characteristic features of Indian agriculture.
4. What are the problems of Indian agriculture?
5. What is green revolution? Explain the objectives of Green
Revolution?
6. How many crop seasons are there in India? What are they?
7. What are the food grain crops?
8. What are the commercial crops?
9. What is live stock?
10. What is meant by White Revolution?
11. What is meant by Blue Revolution
12. Why do marine fishing is very predominant on West Coast?
9. MINERAL RESOURCES
1. Into How many groups our Indian Minerals classified?
2. Name any four Metallic minerals.
3. What are the fuel minerals? What is their use?
4. Name the four atomic minerals. What is their use?
5. Classify the minerals of India on the basis of their availability?
8 Mention the Important mineral belts identified in the country?
HISTORY
1.NATIONALIST MOVEMNTS
2. Write about Napoleon.
3. Write about Vienna congress.
4. Write about 1830 Revolution/ Charles-X‟s responsibility.
5. Write about 1848 revolution- Louis Phillip.
6. Write about Unification of Germany.
7. Write about Unification of Italy
8. Explain about Ems telegram.
9. Write about First international.
10 Write about Karl Marx.
11. Write about Red shirts.
1. Write about Young Italy.
12. What is “Carbonary”?
12. Write about Communist Internationals.
13. Write about 1871 Paris commune.
2. IMPERIALISM
1. What is Imperialism?
2. What were the factors responsible for the rise of Imperialism? /
Why did Imperialism emerge?/
What were the reasons led to establish colonies in Asia and Africa?
3. What are the forms and methods of Imperialism?
4. Write about white man‟s burden.
5. Write about the Opium War.
3. CONTEMPORARY WORLD
1. What is meant by “Aggressive Nationalism”?
2. Write a Short notes on “Secret Alliances”.
3. What was the Triple Alliance?
4. What was the Triple Entente?
5. What was the Balkan issue and how was it responsible for the
World War 1?
6. What was the immediate cause of World War 1?
7. What were the causes for the World War-1
8. What were the results of the World War – 1 ?
9. What were the terms of Treaty of Versailles?
10. What were the aims of League of Nations?
Aims of League of Nations:
11. Write a short note on ILO?
12. Discuss the success and failures of League of Nations.
13. What were the causes for the Russian Revolution?
14. Write about Lenin.
4. World up to the World War - 2
1. Write about Mussolini.
2. What is Fascism? What were the principles of Fascism?
3. Write about Hitler.
4. What is Nazism? What were the principles of Nazism?
5. Write a note on Meiji Restoration.
6. Write about Mustafa Kemal Pasha.
7. What were the causes for the failure of League of Nations?
8. What were the causes for the outbreak of World War – 2 ?
9. What was the immediate cause of the World War -2?
10. What factors led America into the World War -II?
11. What were the political and economic consequences of the World
War-2?
12. Write a short note on apartheid in south Africa.
13. Write about SWAPO.
CIVICS
1. INDIA AS A NATION
1. How do you describe India as a multi - cultural society?
2. How India committed to Democracy?
3. What is the meaning of rule of law?
4. What is Secularism?
4. How India committed to Secularism?
4. What is Federalism?
5. What is Social Justice?
7. Describe the factors to the promotion of National Integration?
7. Write the role of political parties in promoting National Integration?
2.INDIAN DEMOCRACY
1. Explain the meaning of democracy?
2. How did Abraham Lincoln define „democracy‟?
3. Mention the basic elements of democracy?
4. What do you mean by Universal Adult Franchise?
5. Distinguish between general election and Mid – Term?
6. Describe the Election Commission of India?
7. Describe the Election procedure in India
8. What are the malpractices in Election?
9. What is mean by “Manifesto” ?
10. Define National and State Parties?
3 CHALLENGES FACING OUR COUNTRY TODAY
1. What are the challenges being faced by our country today?
2. What are the steps need to be taken to reallise the objective of
Universal primary education?
3. What are the ways to curb Communalism in India?
4. Define regionalism in the Indian context?
5. What are the ways to curb regionalism in India?
6. Explain the meaning of Casteism?
7. What are the ways to curb casteism in our country?
8. Suggest some measures for the improvement of the conditions of
SC, ST s in India?
9. Give your views on the future of the status of the women in India?
10. State the laws relating to the protection, welfare and rights of
children in India?
11. Write about the writ of Habeas Corpus?
12. Give the meaning of corruption?
13. Explain the dangers of drug addiction?
ECONOMICS
1.CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIAN ECONOMY
1. What are the characteristics of Indian economy during the British
Period?
2. Explain the meaning of organised sector?
3. Explain the meaning of unorganised sector?
4. What is Earned Income?
5. What is Unearned Income?
6. What is Urbanisation?
7. What are the main forms of land tenure?
8. Explain various economic systems?
2. PROBLEMS OF INDIAN ECONOMY
1. Define the concept of per capita income?
2. Differences between less developed and developed countries.
3. What is poverty?
4. Define poverty line. Explain the concepts of absolute and relative
poverty?
5. Mention some important poverty eradication programmes?
6. Differentiate involuntary and voluntary unemployments.
7. Explain various programmes launched by the government for
promotion of employment.
8. What are the factors causing regional imbalances? Explain the
indicators or regional disparities?
9. What is inflation? What is its result?
10. Explain different concepts of inflation.
11. Explain the concept of Human Development Index.
PREPARED BY DEPT. OF SOCIAL, ZPHS, SRIKALAHASTI